No doubt unity is something to be desired, to be striven for, but it cannot be willed into being by mere declarations.

  • -- Theodore Bikel 西奥多·比凯尔

毫无疑问,团结是人们所渴望的,是人们为之奋斗的,但它不可能仅仅通过宣言就能实现。

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Often, we are quick to find blame with others but yet are unable to give constructive responses. There seems to be a tendency to doubt almost everything. Do we not have faith in our own people's strengths and in our institutions? Can we afford distrust amongst ourselves?

通常,我们很快就会指责别人,但却无法给出建设性的回应。似乎有怀疑一切的倾向。难道我们不相信我们自己人民的力量和我们的制度吗?我们能承受彼此间的不信任吗?

Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation.

你想变得伟大吗?然后从存在开始。你想要建造一个巨大而崇高的结构吗?首先想想谦逊的基础。你的结构越高,它的基础就必须越深。

If thou desire the love of God and man, be humble, for the proud heart, as it loves none but itself, is beloved of none but itself. Humility enforces where neither virtue, nor strength, nor reason can prevail.

你若喜爱神和人的爱,就当谦卑。因为骄傲的心,除了自己不爱别人,别人也不爱他。在美德、力量和理智都不能战胜的地方,谦逊才能发挥作用。

If you are ever in doubt as to whether to kiss a pretty girl, always give her the benefit of the doubt.

如果你对是否要亲吻一个漂亮的女孩心存疑虑,那就先假定她是无辜的。

The nation voted us to power to see unity and communal harmony, not for any division or communality.

这个国家投票给我们权力是为了看到团结和社区和谐,而不是为了任何分裂或社区。

Reason's voice and God's, Nature's and Duty's, never are at odds.

理性的声音和上帝的声音,自然的声音和责任的声音,从来都是一致的。